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Should I learn Python or Java?

Prateep Siamwalla teep at inet.co.th
Sat Jan 6 22:56:37 EST 2001 
Ok, correction, you can do stuff with java+ms apps:

"Automating excel with Java"
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q169/7/96.asp


Prateep Siamwalla <teep at inet.co.th> wrote in message
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> I second that recommendation.  Awesome book.
>
> Programming python using Mark Hammond's excellent contributions on Win32 +
> COM stuff, you'd also find yourself in a better position to interface with
> the usual Microsoft suspects (Word/Excel/PPT) than you would, should you
be
> working in Java.  (Anyone out there, correct me if I am mistaken about
this)
>
> -teep
>
>
> Syver Enstad <syver at NOSPAMcyberwatcher.com> wrote in message
> news:938h6r$26j$1 at troll.powertech.no...
> > "Charlotte Williams" <charlottwilliams at mediaone.net> wrote in message
> > news:HEO56.5504$y9.2881293 at typhoon.we.rr.com...
> >
> > Hi Charlotte, I don't know what languages you should learn (probably
best
> to
> > learn them all), but for windows programming with Python and considering
> > your VB background you really should buy/borrow/steal a copy of Python
> > programming on win32 from O'Reilly. I started with Python a couple of
> months
> > ago with that book and can recommend it warmly.
> >
> >
>
>
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